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U.S.S. OKALOOSA

(APA-219)

STILL AFLOAT

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APA-219 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
AUG1944-Keel Date: 8 AUG 1944
at Permanente Metals
OCT1944-Launch Date: 22 OCT 1944
NOV1944-Commissioned: 28 NOV 1944
JAN1945-APR1945Middle Pacific
APR1945- Shellback Initiation - 24 APR 1945 - Pacific Ocean
JUL1949-Decommissioned: 21 JUL 1949

APA-219 General Specifications

Class: Haskell-class attack transport

Named for: Okaloosa County

Displacement: 6873 tons

Length: 455 feet

Beam: 62 feet

Draft: 24 feet

Final Disposition: Unknown